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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1916
Page
1
The article stresses the first six weeks as decisive for a pig’s future usefulness. It outlines hazards of early life, care in a warm nest, feeding after farrowing, and a shift to self feeding with tankage and shelled corn to balance rations and improve profitability.
In a letter dated March 20 1916 J D Harper Assistant in Soils and Crops Extension outlines steps to start a Five Acre contest in Hendricks County Indiana. He emphasizes raising a $50 pledge from the Corn Growers Association and organizing a local committee with a secretary or chairman to handle fundraising and contestant enrollment. He offers assistance and suggests meeting with local farmers to proceed.
Purdue Agricultural Department places scientists in counties rather than politicians. Reports from several counties show greatly improved conditions since agents assumed duties. Hog cholera is stamped out in many localities and stock quality improves. Soil fertilization studies yield higher grain output.
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